Thursday, April 29, 2010

RJ Charms (Giveaway!)

The RJ Charms Etsy shop, open since April of 2008, offers an array of charms, necklaces, earrings, stitch markers, and more. She describes her style as "all about playfulness, with nothing over the top." I love that the shop features lovely vintage charm pieces alongside fun and sassy charms.

Jewelry started out as a hobby for RJ during her time as university student, and it grew into a business with a goal of affordability. I really appreciated that RJ Charms has a special section for Necklaces $10 and Under. This makes shopping easy when you need an inexpensive gift and you've got a deadline. If you're not crazy about a bead that's paired with the piece you're interested in, let RJ know and she will customize it for you. Talk about customer service!

Some of my favorites?

Cute charm necklaces:

Dainty earrings:

Fun stitch markers for you knitters:

Know any thirty year olds teens obsessed with Twilight? She's even featured an homage to the saga:

Aaaand...RJ offers FREE shipping to the US and Canada. It doesn't get much better than that!

Except it does.

RJ Charms has a special Giveaway this week for my readers! One winner will get to choose his/her choice of any Charm Necklace from the $10 and under section. Here's how you can enter:

Between now and Sunday at 5 pm (ET), visit RJ Charmsand leave me a comment here with the name of your favorite item. I'll announce the winner on Monday!

How could you choose a favorite?? I see several that I would love to give as gifts. My sister is an equestrienne, so I think she'd love the horse's head or the cowboy hat. I have a friend who loves Adirondack chairs--that tiny chair is awesome. I'm thinking that three together would make an awesome keychain embellishment.

I love the "RJ" name--those are my first two initials (for Richella Jo, believe it or not!).

Pewter daisy stitch markers for sure! Perfect accessory for my already ridiculously huge crochet accessory collection. :-) Bummer about having to cancel the bloggy get together I was really looking forward to it. :-(

These charms and necklaces are great! I love the Adirandock Chair because I'm "always about the beach.". But the princess crown charm caught my eye as my Mom is making that crown as a cake for Jordan's 3rd birthday party next week. Jake would love the dragon, dinosaur, viking...very cool!

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